Metallic crate.



No. 873,086. PATENTED DEC.10, 1907.

J. REPETTO.

METALLIC CRATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 23.1906.

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WITNESSES UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE- JOHN REPETTO, OF PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 23, 1906. Serial No. 818,282.

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To ZZ whom it may concern:

B lhit known that 1, JO N Rename, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMetallic Crates, of which the following is-a full, clear, and completedisclosure.

My invention relates. to acking and storing vessels, and particularly tothose which are skeleton in form and are made up of metallic parts. 7

The object of my invention is to. provide such a vessel which is lightin weight, strong, durable and sanitary, all of the parts being readilyaccessible for washing or cleaning or the like. a

A further object of my invention is to provide a crate which isespecially suitable for the transportation of bottles, jars or like refceptacles, the construction of the samebeing such that'the said bottlesand jars may be retained within the crate by virtue of -their frictionalen'g gement with the parts sur.-' rounding the same.-

With these objects in view, my invention consists in the details ofconstruction and manner of operation set forth in the followings, inwhich like reference characters refer to corresponding parts. i

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my inventionillustratedas a crate;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a fragmentary portion of one of thewires forming the bottle receptacles, a section of rubber tubing beingshown in dotted lines; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary portion of a modifiedform of one of the wires forming a part of the receptacles; Fig. 4 is atransverse section of the crate Fig. 5 is a fragmentary longitudinalsection'of one of the corners of the crate taken on line 5-5 of Fi 4 andFig. 6 is a fragmentary longitudinal section of another corner of thecrate taken on line 66 of Fig. 4, showing a portion of a bottle inposition in its receptacle, and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of afragmentary portion of one of the 'wires forming the bottle receptacles.

The body portion' or frame of my crate is made up of light structuraliron, the end portions being duplicates of each other and the sideportions also being duplicates of each other. Each end portion consistsof an angle bar bent up into the form of a U, having sides and bottom.pieces 1, 2 and 3 re-, spectively. This angle bar is L-shaped in crosssection and consequently presents transverse and longitudinal webs. thelower side edges of the frame I connect the two U-shape angle barslag-the latter being. bolted at their respective ends to the lowermostportions of the longitudinal Webs of the side pieces 11 and 22respectively.

To form the upper, side. and end edges of the frame I connect the upperextremities of the Webs of the bars 11 and 22 respectively by the bars67 and 8- 9, the latter four bars being U-shaped in cross section andforming a rectangular frame bolted adjacent to its corner portions tothe horizontal and To form end bars by longitudinal transverse webs ofthe vertical end pieces 11 and 22 respectively. These top-U-sha ed barshave upper and lower webs exten 'ng inwardly, and present a verticalbase portion towards the exterior of the crate.

Connecting the transverse webs of the end ieces 12 and 12 respectivelyand the ongitudinal webs 11 and 22 respectively are the end slats 1415and the side slats 1415 Connecting the horizontal webs of the bottomedges 33 of the end pieces are the longitudinal slats 16, and connectingthe horizontal webs of the side ieces 4 4-. arethetransvers'e slats 18,the atter passing directly over the longitudinal slats and being boltedto the same to form an open-work floor of the crate. tal Webs of the endpieces 3 and the transverse slats 1415-are connected by the verticalslats '17, each of the latterbeing bolted to its respective seat andweb, and likewise the horizontal webs of the side pieces 4 and thelongitudinal'slats -1415 are connected by the vertical slats-*I7;'-17.the respective endandside slats 1415 and 1415 arethe'longitudina'l andtransverse wires 20, kink'ednpwardly and downwardly respectively wherethe intersect or cross each other, as indicate ver pairs, one above theother. A tion of each wire between two of its. kinks has another lateralkink covered witha short section of rubber tu'bingor other yieldingmaterial. This lateral kink prevents the The horizonat 25- and 26, thusfor ,recta ar 0 enin s arranged in 3 P g tlca or-x Connecting tubingfrom being displaced. Attached to" the-ends and side portlons of theframe are the sheet metal plates 3031." These plates no I are fastenedto the exterior vertical webs re.

.lower portion of the usual bottle is rounded spectively of the U-shapedbars 6, 7, 8 and 9,

their upper edge portionsextending the en tire length of the said bars,so that they pass between the bars and the upper portion of the webs 11and 22'respectively.- The webs, plates'and U-s'haped bars are boltedtogether at each end of the latter by asingle bo t passing through allthree parts- Between the web portions and along the upper edges of thesaid plates are fastened the beads 10-10 and1111 respectively, the

beads, plates and bars all being boltedt'ogether at intervals by singlebo ts,. as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5. v

The sheet metal at intervals to the s ats 15' .on the sides of the-crate by single bolt connections, each of which is integral with thetransversely extending wires 20, as shown in Figs. 4 and 6. Thisconstruction is effected by shoulderlng down the extremities of thewires into shank portions12, as shownin Figs. 3, 4 and6 and striking up.the end portions into ahead after theparts are assembled. The sheetmetal portions are .cut awa from their bottom I edges for the sake oprocuring lightness,

but preferably are cutin such a manner as to leave a stri by the hand.The end plates 30-30. may be. constructedand secured in the same manneras the side plates 31'31,'but preferably I form them aslllustrated inFigs. 1 4 and 5,

wherein the lower edge is secured only at one point. Otherwise, theplates 30*.30 .are constructed in the same'manner as plates 31'31. Thesheet metal portions may also.

-. be cut away within theiredges, forming are most susceptible.

eaving the "upprer cident also free. from contact with any tion oforifices, and the edges of these orifices may be curled in --the samemanner as the edges hereinbefore described, or a .cast metalhandle maybe bolted within the same, as shown at 1919. The upper, end andsideslats 15-45" are locate about-midway of the height of the crate, thusall the arts making .up the receptacles. for the bott es are in thelower portion of the crate, while the upper ortion is entirely free andunobstructed, ortion of the bottles, agi e and susceptible to acporthecrate. The upper portion 1s also which are most protected by themetallic side andend walls or plates. Thus, my 'crate is skeleton inform where the bottles are less susceptible to accident, but isinclose'd by walls where they The edges of the slats 18- are beveled,as'shown at 18, as are also the edges of the slats 17-.17-', as at 1313.

lates 31-31 are secured is not always essential.-

Referring to Fig. 4, it may be seen that the to a slight degree, andwhen it is resting on 7 the slats 1 6 and the web portions of the piece4, the bevel 18 permits the same to make a closer fit. Instead of havingthe wires 20-20 covered with sections of rubber tub.-

ing, as. is variously illustrated, I may utilize 'anyother yieldingmaterial, or I may utilize ,wire kinked as described, without anyyielding material whatever.

' The above constructlon hasbeen described as applying to a crate forcontaining bottles,

but the same may be used as a crate for containing other receptacles,sueh as bottles,

jars and the like, and while it is desirable that the said receptaclesshould have frictional contact. with the surrounding parts, yet this Thesize and shape of the receptacles can be accommodated to in by bending.the wires to any'desired con-:

- the shape-of the article to be contained there-3 figuration, .or by soshaping the rubber tub- I ing as to accomplish this end. The herein--described device is called a crate, but it isobvious that Imay utilizethe frame portionfor a casing by constructing the same sovthat thelongitudinal and transverse Twires will be eliminated. The cut awayportions are illus trated as V-shaped, but Imay cut away the plates inany other manner, provided that-I do not destroy the strength andprotection given by such (parts. I have illustrated and described twosets of slats, but it is obvious that I may use any number suitable tothe size and requirements of .the crate. I

Throughout the specification I have .used

appended claims.

as set forth-in the various terms to designate the several parts,

; right to utilize. any of the well known equivalents thereof, providedthe same are within the scope of my invention,

Having thus described my. invention, what I claim and desire to protectby Letters Patent-of the United States is:

1. A metallic crate, comprising a skeleton frame having its vertical andlower edges formed of angle bars and its top edges formed of U-shapedars, sides and bottom slats secured to the webs ofthe angle bars, andsheet metal plates fastened to the webs and slats around the upperportion of the sides, the

said plates having serrations on lower edges and beads formed on theedges of su'chser- 2'. A metallic-crate, comprising a skeleton framehaving its vertical, bottom. and top edges formed out of structuralbars, each end thereof having its vertical and bottom edges bent out ofone single piece, transverse slats fastened to he webs of said verticalpieces, a

sheet metal plate secured to the top bar of the end-portions and alsosecured to one of the transverse slats, the said plates havingserrations on their lower edges and beads up of structural bars, andthelower portion of its sides,-ends and bottom made up of slats crossingeach other, and fastened at their extremities to thewebs of said bars,the upper portions of said sides and ends being formed of sheet metalplates, having their upper edges secured to the top edge of the crateand their lower edges secured at intervals to the top slats, the saidplates having triangular serrations on their lower edges and beadsformed on the edges of such serrations.

5. A metallic crate, having its edges made up of structural bars, andthe lower portions of its sides, ends and bottom made up of slatscrossing each other and fastened to the webs of said bars in combinationwith wires extending transversely and longitudinally of the crate, andhaving their extremities fastened to the slats, forming skeletonreceptacles, the said wires being kinked up and down at theirintersections, covered with rubber tubin intermediate their kinkedortions, and lacing struck up into edges, to eep said rubber tubing inplace.

6. In a metallic receptacle, a crate comprising superimposed andsubstantially rectangular meshes formed from longitudinally andtransversely extending wires kinked up and down at their intersections,the said wires being covered "with yielding material intermediate theirintersections and being struck up into edges to keep said yieldingmaterial in place.

7. In a metallic receptacle, a crate com-. prising superimposed andsubstantially rectangular meshes formed from longitudinally andtransversely extending wires, the said wires bein covered with rubbertubing on the sides 0 the meshes and being struck up into edges to keepsaid rubber tubing in gle irons to form the lower ortions of the place.

8. A metallic crate comprising vertical and horizontal angle ironsforming the marginal edges'thereof, u per and lower slats secured to thewebs of the opposite vertical ansides and ends of the crate, s atssecured to the'webs of. the opposite lower horizontal angle irons toform the bottom of the crate, said latter slats being extendedvertically at opposite ends and being fastened to the said horizontalslats, wires extending trans-- versely and longitudinallyof the cratebetween the said upper and lower horizontal slats and'secured thereto toform receptacles,

being fastenedto the said horizontal slats,

wires extending transversely and longitudinally of the crate between thesaid upper and lower horizontal slats and secured thereto to formreceptacles, and sheet metal plates forming the upper portions of thesides and ends of the crate, said plates being fastened at their-upperedges to-horizontal angle irons of the structureand having their loweredges serrated and fastened to the said vertical and horizontal slats attheir intersections.

10. A metallic crate comprising vertical and horizontal angle ironsformingthe marginal edges thereof, slats secured to the webs of theopposite vertical angle irons to formthe lower portions of'the sides andends bf the crate, slats secured to the webs of the opposite lowerhorizontal angle irons to form the bottom of the crate, saidlatter'slats being extended vertically at opposite ends to meet the saidhorizontal slats and wires extending transversely and longitudinally toform receptacles, the ends of some of said wires passingthrough'intersections of the said vertical and horizontal slats to bindthe same together and to support the'said wires.

11; A metallic crate comprising "vertical and horizontal angle ironsforming the marginal edges thereof, horizontal slats secured to the'websof opposite vertical angle irons to form the lower portions of thesides, slats se-. cured to the webs of opposite lower horizontal angleirons to form'the bottom of the crate, said latter slats being extendedvertijcally at opposite ends to meet the said horizontal slats, sheetmetal plates forming the upper portions of the sides and ends of thecrate, said plates being fastened at their u per edges to horizontalangle irons of't e structure and having their lower edges serrated, andwires extendingtransversely and longitudinally of the crate to formrecetacles, the endsof some of said wires passing 1; ough the intersectionsof said horizontal slats with the said vertical slats and said plates-tobind the same together and to support said wires.

12. A metallic crate having its edges made up of structural bars, andthe lower portions of its sides, ends and bottom made up of slatscrossing each other, and fastened at their extremities to the webs ofsaid bars, the upper portions of said sides and ends being formed ofsheet metal plates, having theirupper 30 I edges'secured to the top edgeof the crate and their lower edges secured at intervals to the topslats. v

13. Ametallic crate, having its edges made u? of structural bars, andthe lower ortions 0 its sides, ends and bottom me e u of slatscrossing'each other, and fasten e at their extremities to the webs ofsaid bars, the upper dportions of said sides and ends being f0 me ofsheet metalplate's, having their up er edges secured to the top edge ofthe crate, and their 'lower edges secured at inter vals to the to slats,the said pIates being spaced away om said slats secured portions.

my hand this 21st day of May 190.6.

' JOHN REPETTO.

v Witnesses:

"ALEXANDER PARK, 'ALs'roNB. MOULTON. I 4

between their s i J v I 5 In witness whereof, I have hereunto set

